Breakfast At Kata's: cookies

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Guilt Free Banana Cookies

Lately I've been experimenting with recipes that are healthy but at the same time delicious. Guilt free desserts are big challenges for me. I love eating desserts after my meals, it is just a habit of mine. I think you need a little something that keeps you going when you study or work all day and for me that little something is a dessert. When I am on my diet (when I say diet I don't mean like an actual diet. I mean the diet that I have created for my self for healthy eating, the one that I am following and that suits me and my life style, my body...) I usually have fruits for dessert, but there comes a time when you've had enough of fruit and you want something more filling and satisfying like a banana cookie! :)

I made these cookies and I am in love with them, because they don't have added sugar, only the the sugar in the banana and they taste like banana bread, which I love.

INGREDIENTS:

1 ripe banana

3 tablespoons of butter

5 tablespoons of flour

1/2 teaspoon of baking powder

cinnamon (the amount that suits your taste)
optional:

raisins
dark chocolate

These make about 4 smaller cookies(but you can obviously double or triple the recipe)

Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F) and cover the baking pan with baking paper. Put the banana and the butter in a bowl and mash them with a fork. Mix together the flour, (you can add more flour depending on how soft and gooey you want it to be) the baking powder and the cinnamon in a separate bowl and then stir in the banana mixture until it forms a batter. If you want this really quilt free you just leave it like it is, but if you want to spice it up a little then you can add raisins or dark chocolate chips if you are making these for kids. (This adds some extra calorie) Put it in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until the edge is golden brown.

I hope this recipe helps you when you crave something sweet, but you don't want to feel bad after eating a cookie. If you try this out, then take a picture of it and tag me on instagram or twitter.

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Sunday, April 5, 2015

Triple Chocolate Cookies

I've been waiting to share this next recipe with you guys for a long time and I think it is finally time! Everyone knows that chocolate cookies are heavenly, but what about a triple chocolate cookie? I make these cookies so often, firstly because I love making and eating them and secondly, because people always ask me for them. A few days ago I made a big batch and they only lasted for about 7 minutes. :) My family and friends liked them so much that I made another batch right the next day.

INGREDIENTS:
150g flour
1,5 tablespoon of cocco powder
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
90g dark chocolate
90g white chocolate
100g butter
130g caster sugar
1 egg

Line your baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 170C (338°F). Mix the flour, coco powder and cinnamon in a bowl. Chop up your dark and white chocolate to smaller pieces and add them to the flour mixture as well. Mix the sugar and the melted butter with a whisk until it is well combined and then add the egg and mix that in as well. Fold together the flour and the egg mixture. Form little balls out of your dough, then place them on the baking sheet and bake in the oven for about 10 -13 minutes.